Eternal Night

Chapter 797 Traces of Possible Wisdom

Wu Pifu gripped the death-defying broadsword with both hands and looked at the centipede in front of him, which was at least ten thousand meters long.

The centipede had been chasing him all morning. Although it hadn't attacked, it had been lurking behind him, constantly spying on him.

Size is one aspect, but the key lies in vitality.

All living things in this world have such vigorous vitality that they have become so enormous.

If we were to describe it in terms of vitality, this 10,000-meter-long centipede would be roughly equivalent to the combined vitality of 100,000 blue whales on Earth!

For example, the little snake that Wu Pifu ate before had the effect of hundreds of years old ginseng from the Song Dynasty Dream World. Even though it was not as good as the wild boar demon in terms of weight, it was still enough, and its vitality was hundreds of times stronger than that of the wild boar demon!
This centipede is even more exaggerated. Its vitality is so strong that it is ridiculous. Because it is still just an ordinary insect, not a real supernatural life form, and does not have any supernatural means, its vitality is naturally dissipated, unlike Wu Pifu, which can be gathered and internally circulated by national martial arts and human immortal martial arts.

From Wu Pifu's perspective, whenever the centipede showed hostility or made very intense movements, a layer of visible white flame would burn on its body surface. This was actually the effect of its extremely vigorous life force dissipating.

As Wu Pifu gripped the suicidal broadsword, the centipede, which had been eager to attack, suddenly turned and disappeared into the ground without the slightest hesitation.

"...So alert?" Wu Pifu murmured as he sheathed his broadsword.

Beelzebub flew onto his shoulder and said, "That's for sure. After all, he's a wild animal, and his instinct for danger is probably comparable to yours."

Wu Pifu said in bewilderment, "It's really weird. How big am I? Two meters tall. Even if you include me, I wouldn't be enough to fill the gap between this centipede's teeth. But all morning, instead of hunting other meat, it has been chasing me. What's wrong with it?"

"Life force, oh life force!"

Beelzebub said, “All life in this world is extremely vigorous. You ate that little snake too. Its vitality was so strong that it even changed the texture of the meat. And you? Don’t be fooled by your insignificant size compared to this world. Your vitality is far more vigorous than theirs. You are the true essence condensed. To these wild creatures, you are practically a walking super delicacy, or even the kind that constantly boasts about how delicious you are.”

Wu Pifu frowned slightly, but still nodded.

This statement is quite reasonable. Even though its size is incomparable to the wild creatures of this world, Wu Pifu's combat power is certainly not inferior to these behemoths. Not to mention the 10,000-meter centipede, even those million-meter or even larger colossal beasts, Wu Pifu can still defeat and kill them when it gets serious.

He is a transcendent master of martial arts and immortality, achieved through highly condensed life force. In terms of life force alone, he may not be as powerful as a million-meter-tall behemoth, but in terms of combat strength...

Hehe, even though Wu Pifu has come to this world of behemoths, he is at least the strongest predator at the top of the food chain among all the creatures he has encountered, seen, and felt so far!
"...But it's so annoying."

Wu Pifu looked around.

In his perception, there were actually quite a few things like this 10,000-meter centipede. After all, this was a forest. Although it was ridiculously large, it was still a forest. There were flying creatures in the sky, walking creatures on the ground, and countless insects. Even if these insects were scaled down proportionally, they would still look ridiculously large in a normal Earth forest.

As Wu Pifu walked among them, he exuded a delicious aroma of high-quality, super-vital energy, attracting countless creatures that coveted him.

But just as Beelzebub said, these wild creatures had very strong animal instincts. They instinctively knew just how terrifying the Wu Ant was. Only the centipede relentlessly pursued it. Other creatures would quickly move away even if they spotted the Wu Ant, but the lurking spying, the predatory covetousness, and the intensely hostile gazes were always present. And because these creatures were very resilient, their presence was very obvious, which made the Wu Ant feel irritated.

Then it chirped twice.

Wu Pifu shook his head and said, "No, although I can conceal my life force and make the surrounding monsters feel that I am just an ordinary person, the consequence of doing so is that all the creatures around me will want to crush me without any scruples, instead of not noticing me. Other methods of concealment are useless to these beasts. Their beast instincts and senses are too sharp."

This is Wu Pifu's current predicament, or rather, his troubles.

The natural world of this world is extremely powerful. Although he is not afraid, he will be constantly disturbed when he walks through it. If he conceals his aura, he will lose his deterrent power and the creatures around him will attack him without any scruples. If he keeps his aura outward, he will be constantly spied on and coveted.

For a moment, Wu Pifu was too lazy to think about these things. Anyway, if there were any fools, he would just kill them and eat them.

Ignoring the centipede that was following him, he leaped onto the top of a blade of grass and continued leaping forward. He was heading out of the forest according to his senses. Although the forest was vast, if he unleashed his full power, his speed would be at least 20,000 meters per second, and he could fly for days and nights without getting tired. Unless the world was truly infinitely large, he had nothing to fear.

The reason he didn't just fly recklessly was because he wanted to search the world.

You should know that he was able to come to this ancient insect world because of his Dream Compass, which consumed so-called Perfect Destiny Points.

He has no idea how he got this thing or how he obtained it. Asking the mainframe has not yielded any response. So far, he only has four Perfect Fate Points. He suspects that killing a Root grants one point, which is extremely difficult. These four points are gone as soon as they are used, and he has no chance of obtaining them again in the short term.

His purpose in coming here was to find the oath and constraints of Nian. This thing sounds like an extraordinary path, so it couldn't have come out of thin air, nor could it have been obtained from the wild creatures of this world. Therefore, he had to search for intelligent life in this world, or at least find the remains of intelligent life.

Therefore, Wu Pifu could only leap and bound through the forest, constantly activating his maximum senses to carefully search for anything that might be a trace of intelligent life.

Unfortunately, he ran for a whole day and didn't even see the edge of the forest, let alone any trace of intelligent life.

This is a boundless primeval forest, where everything exudes a sense of ancient vastness.

That evening, Wu Pifu slashed with his knife, and the tough, black centipede's outer shell shattered, revealing the thick, white flesh inside. An indescribable fragrance filled the air.

"...Is this the legendary centipede bead?"

Wu Pifu looked helplessly at the dozen or so beads placed in front of him.

Legend has it that centipedes can also produce pearls, which are said to be able to ward off all poisons. They are indeed good things, but... these things are too big!
With a bead over a hundred meters in diameter, Wu Pifu looked like an ant standing in front of it. No matter how good this thing was, it couldn't possibly be something he had to carry around, could it?

Centipede meat, however, is quite good.

A simple grilling over a fire releases an irresistible aroma, and the meat is both tender and chewy, a perfect blend of contrasting textures. Even without any seasoning, the natural flavor of the meat surpasses that of countless five-star chefs. Indeed, the finest ingredients require only the most basic cooking methods.

That's right, Wu Pifu still managed to kill the 10,000-meter-long centipede that had been following him all the way.

It's so disgusting!
It followed Wu Pifu all day and made attacking motions from time to time, but as soon as Wu Pifu tried to fight back, the centipede immediately ran away.

As dusk fell, Wu Pifu charged out with his knife. Just as the centipede was about to escape, Wu Pifu activated his Super Brain Heaven and Earth, cleaving it into hundreds of pieces.

This scene also deterred other beasts or insects that were secretly watching. At this moment, Wu Pifu released the killing intent he had accumulated without reservation. Within a radius of hundreds of kilometers centered on him, not a single insect was left, which allowed him to have a peaceful dinner.

Chirp, Beelzebub, and Daphne were all very satisfied with the delicious taste of the centipede's meat. Only the Golden Tree seemed to have some complaints, constantly whipping Wu Pifu with its vines and leaves to stop him from forcibly stuffing the roasted meat into its soil pot.

However, there was nothing to say about that. Wu Pifu felt that the Golden Tree was being too polite and shy. Good things should be shared, so he added a few more large pieces of meat...

In short, after dinner, Wu Pifu casually picked up a blade of grass to rest, but he paused slightly. In the darkness, he saw a fluorescent light on the distant horizon. It was not the fluorescence of plants or animals, or the fluorescence of mushrooms or anything like that. When the light appeared, it had a frequency and rhythm, more like the light of some creation starting up.

Beelzebub immediately said, "They might be intelligent beings from the ancient insect world, probably living underground... But wait, this forest is so dangerous, what civilization would dare to build a nest here?"

Wu Pifu grabbed the three small animals and the golden tree, then leaped into the air and rushed towards the glowing light.

"We'll see. Maybe the intelligent beings in this world are just as powerful?"

As he spoke, Wu Pifu had already rushed tens of thousands of meters away, heading straight for the source of the light.

(End of this chapter)